Best Engine Designers - Hagerty

[Gary Knox]

Thought this might be of interest:

https://www.hagerty.com/media/peopl...&utm_content=20_October_24_Newsletter_Weekend

Paul Rosche's M3 is included in the list of 9. I was fortunate to have a technical assignment that allowed me to meet with and have lunch several times with one of these guys. Considering his many accomplishments, he was a wonderfully pleasant and humble man.

 

[Dick Steinkamp]

All great engines and engine designers. But I think most of these "best of" lists that come out almost weekly are intended to get conversations (and controversy?) going. Rarely is "greatest" or "best" defined. This allows the reader to insert their own definition.

Using MY definition of "world's greatest engine designers" ( ) , I'd have to include Carl Schmaltz who designed the Ford Flathead V8 and Ed Cole who did the Small Block Chevy V8. Both engineers and their engines were game changers to the automobile industry and to motor sports.

 

[jmackro]

Using MY definition of "world's greatest engine designers" ( ) , I'd have to include Carl Schmaltz who designed the Ford Flathead V8 and Ed Cole who did the Small Block Chevy V8. Both engineers and their engines were game changers to the automobile industry and to motor sports.

Yes, Schmaltz and Cole would be two good additions. Hagerty seemed to be Euro-centric in compiling the list; the absence of any Asian designers was conspicuous as well.

The write-ups on Gioacchino Colombo and Aurelio Lampredi mention that both were mentored by Vittorio Jano, yet Jano isn't on the list. A major oversight!

 

[m5bb]

Here's an additional story by Hagerty about Falkenhausen.

BMW’s most significant engine didn’t have six cylinders - Hagerty Media

Today’s car enthusiasts adore BMW’s remarkable inline sixes (L-6s), but it’s worth recalling these engines' ancestor: the small but mighty M10.

www.hagerty.com

 

[JFENG]

Jano

Right, Jano and don’t forget Busso.